New Jerseyans right to support NYPD Muslim probe

Getty ImagesDespite the uproar by politicians, most New Jersey voters believe the NYPD was doing "what is necessary to combat terrorism" when officers documented the activity of Muslim residents in the Garden State, a new poll has found.

In your editorial of April 14 ("No hiding behind polls"), you wrote that the poll showed "most New Jersey voters are okay with New York City cops sneaking into Newark to spy on Muslims ... just the latest in a sorry tapestry of opinion polls that betray our American underbelly of mistrust, suspicion and hate."

The poll shows just the opposite of what your editors think. The majority of people in this state are sick and tired of the left-wing, liberal nonsense that has been going on in this country for the past 40-odd years, and which many of the editors and writers of The Star-Ledger support.

It is not the people who are out of touch with what has been happening. Rather it is many of the editors and writers at The Star-Ledger who are out of touch with the majority of people in this state, as the poll shows.

The people and voters of this state want us to be kept safe, no matter how that comes about. Our safety as Americans comes first, far and above any religious or ethnic objections.